Emma, Week 7

I AM SO HAPPY. EMMA AND MR. KNIGHTLEY FINALLY DECLARED THEIR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER, AND THEY FINALLY GOT ENGAGED. :D :D :D :D. Whoo. It was so sweet how Mr. Knightley told Emma that he loved her. Here is part of it: "My dearest Emma, for dearest you will always be...my dearest, most beloved Emma...I cannot make speeches, Emma...If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more. But you know what I am. You hear nothing but truth from me. I have blamed you and lectured you , and you have borne it as no other woman in England would have...I have been a very different lover... Yes, you see, you understand my feelings--and will return them if you can. At present I ask...only to hear your voice" (pg. 453).  Woah. That is a really intense part of the whole book. Guess what I did while reading it? Yep, I cried. Typical Emma (me) reaction, right there. It was so sweet. I knew from even before reading it that they would end up together, and I always knew that Mr. Knightley was in love with Emma, and he has been for possibly years. But at this point, I realized that it was much more intense than I ever thought. He loved her and understood her so well that he didn't have to give an eloquently long and thoughtful speech of his love for her. I tried to imagine that if something like this ever happened to me, I think I would faint. I completely agree with him, that if you love someone enough, you shouldn't have to say much more than "I love you and I never want to be without you, and you know how I feel." This could very possibly be more touching to me than a whole huge long speech. While Emma is thinking this over and finishing her walk with Mr. Knightley, this thought occurs to her: "her total indifference toward Frank Churchill, of her having her heart completely disengaged from him, had given birth to the hope that in time he might gain her affection himself" (pg.455). It turns out that Mr. Knightley was just jealous of Frank! He loved Emma, and he had to escape to London in the last section so that he could get over Emma and try to forget about her because he was so hurt that Emma could be in love Frank Churchill, and not himself! He loved her so much that he couldn't bear to get in the way of her possible happiness with Frank, so he left to get over her. Ahhh! It's just so cute! I can't stand it! No wonder Jane Austen is said to be one of the best romance writers of all time. All of her books are so sweet and incredibly romantic. I am so glad that I read Emma. This was such an amazing book. I almost want to re-read it and now understand all the little details now that I know what happens... It would be so awesome to see how it all comes together! Oh, I just love cute books/movies that have happy endings. They make me so happy! Thank you, Jane Austen. This was an incredible story. :D

~Emma~